Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental aspects |
Description |
Testimony given before special master Charles Warren in a suit brought by the United States against the state of Utah over ownership of the bed of the Colorado River. Much of the testimony was given by river runners, scientists and engineers, petroleum geologists, and placer miners. The testimony constitutes an extensive oral history of the men and women who utilized the Colorado River Basin in Utah prior to 1929. |
Publisher |
Microfilm gift of John Weisheit, 1997 |
Date |
1930-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Originals in: Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Scanning Device |
Sunrise 2000 Microfilm Scanner |
Scanning Contractor |
iArchives Inc., Orem, UT |
Call Number |
ACCN 1702 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110904 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0327 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0406b.jpg |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Originals in: Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Dimensions |
JPEG: 650 x 1000 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
OCR Text |
Show ( Ho He ) ( did' did ) not ( know R-now Rnow ) for 327 sure ( whoiihar NIather ) liewas to ( bo be ) ( 'Called Called called ) as a witness in the case until ( be he ) received a ( final linal ) ( telegram telegrain ) at Omaha , Nebraska . ( R . 1207- 1211 . ) Redirect ( excwnination excmaivation ) ( R . Vol . 6 , pp . ( 1211- 12U- 12U ) 1215 ) : There is no business at the present time for the T * . s y . The boat is never operated at night except for short ( distances Aistances ) when it is late getting in to port and the crew wants to come in to dock . Difficulty was ( en- en ) ( vcountered countered ) in docking at night because the distance to the bank and the docks could not be judged . There have been times when the boat was tied up . at the wharf ( near -near near ) ( Moab 'Aloab Aloab ) for several days when it would be found grounded with sand washed all around . . The dynamite used in dislodging the ice jam in . ( 1926 -1926 ) was trucked from Grand Junction to Moab . . and then taken down the river on the small boat , . several trips being made with the boat in order to , transport the three thousand pounds of powder . The boats did not hit sand bars ( with idth ) force enough . to explode the dynamite and therefore , no trouble was caused while it was being hauled . When the . ( small sm"-Il smIl ) boat got to the ice jam with the dynamite the channel of the river was completely frozen over . ( R . 1211-1214 . ) All these boats that he has been testifying to were run for commercial purposes , ihat is , for profit . ( R . 1215 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108890 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108890 |